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FZUS51 KBOX 121707  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-130600-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS LATER THIS MORNING THEN  
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OF THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND FRI. A WARM  
FRONT SHOULD THEN LIFT N INTO THE WATERS FRI EVENING, FOLLOWED BY A  
COLD FRONT PASSAGE EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WATERS SAT  
NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE SUN. A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE  
WATERS SUN EVENING THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS  
MON NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-130600-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-130600-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-130600-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-130600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-130600-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS,  
BECOMING S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING  
NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-130600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING S 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-130600-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO  
40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-130600-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS,  
BECOMING SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-130600-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 6 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO  
40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-130600-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-130600-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.   
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-130600-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.  
RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-130600-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
106 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. AT THE BAY ENTRANCE, WAVES 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 5 TO  
8 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES  
5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE. RAIN.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
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